Pen-holder



(No Model.)

C. H. MQKEE.`

BEN HOLDER.

Patented Aug. 18, '1891.

v UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

CHARLES H. MCKEE, OF ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI. l

PEN-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 458,062, dated August18, l1891.

Application filed January 26, 1891. Serial No. 379,216. (No model.)

To @ZZ whom t may concern,.-

Beit known that I, CHARLES H. MCKEE, of St. Louis, Missouri, have made anew and useful Improvement in Pen-Holders, of which the following is afull, clear, and exact description.

The improvement relates to the construction of that portion of theholder in which the pen is immediately held; and it consists in themeans whereby such portion can be readily opened to receive and closedto grasp the pen, substantially as is hereinafter described and claimed,aided by the annexed drawings, making part of this specification, inwhich- Figure l is a side elevation of the improved holder, a pen beinginserted therein; Fig. 2, a similar View showing a modification; Fig. 3,a view in perspective of the holder closed; Fig. 4, a view inperspective of the holder opened; Fig. 5, a cross-section on the line 55 of Fig. 3; Fig. 6, a cross-section on the same line, the holder beingopened; and Fig. 7, a cross-section on the line 7 7 of Fig. 2.

The first two views are upon the same scale, the next two views are upona larger scale, the next two are upon a still larger scale, and Fig. 7is upon a scale differing from that of all others.

The same letters of reference denote the same parts.

A represents the improved holder; B, a suitable holder-handle, and C anypen adapted to be inserted in the holder.

The holder consists, mainly, of an upper part a, which is fixed upon thehandle and retaining the same position with relation thereto, and alower part a', whose shape conforms to the under side of the upper parta and which is adapted to be closed toward and opened from the fixedpart, and when moved away from the fixed part to provide an opening toreceive the pen, and when moved toward the fixed part to grasp and holdthe pen between it and the fixed part and in position for use. Saidmovable part a. is preferably of a cylindrical form, but slit upon its"upper side, substantially as shown at a2, and having its opposing edgesa3 a3 spaced somewhat apart, and it is made of springy material toenable said edges a3 a3, by coming against the pen when the part a isclosed, to be sprung toward each other, and thereby provide for holdingthe pen more securely and advantageously. The part a is adapted to bethus moved toward and from the part a by hinging it either to the fixedpart or to the handle. The preferable construction is shown in Figs. l,3, and 4, the part a. being hinged at D to the inner tubular end a* ofthe fixed part a, substantially as shown. A spring E, of any suitablestyle and strength, acts when the part a. is released to close it towardthe part a. To enable the part a to be readily drawn away from the parta, it is preferably furnished on its under side, toward the outer end ofthe part, with a projection a5, substantially as shown. The spring ofitself is useful in holding the part a in its closed position; Vbut Ipreferably employ other means therefor, and which are preferably in theform of the projections a a upon the part a', which, when the part a isclosed, spring into corresponding recesses a7 a7 in the part a,substantially as is indicated in Fig. 7.

A modification of the construction is exhibited in Fig. 2, .the hingebeing dispensed with and the spring being made to serve both as a hingeand as a means for closing the part a. In this last lform the spring issuitably connected with the part a', substantially as shown.

To enable the holder when closed to present a more symmetricalappearance and to strengthen the construction an additional part F maybe employed. This last-named part is semi-cylindrical to it the underside of the part a and is fastened thereto at the underside thereof andby means of the rivets as a8. The part F, in conjunction with the parta, thus forms asubstantially cylindrical construction. Vhen the part Fis used, the hinge is applied to the outer surface thereof, as shown,and the free end of the spring bears immediately against it; but thispart may be dispensed with and the part a. be immediately connected withthe "part a, and the spring may bear directly against it.

I eiam- Titness my hand this lith day of January, In apen-holder, thecombination of the 1891. semi-cylindrical part (L, having the tubularinner end, the cylindrical split; part a', the CHARLES H MCKEE 5 hinge,the spring, and the semi-cylindrical \Vituesses:

part attached to the under side of said part C. D. MOODY, a',substantially as described. A. BONVILLE.

